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The trial of Henry Kissinger

Drawing on first-hand testimony, previously unpublished documentation and broad sweeps through material released under the Freedom of Information Act, Christopher Hitchens mounts a devastating indictment of a man whose ambition and ruthlessness have directly resulted in both individual murders and widespread, indiscriminate slaughter.--Publisher description.

Curtain-raiser: the secret of '68 --
Indochina --
A sample of cases: Kissinger's war crimes in Indochina --
Bangladesh: one genocide, one coup and one assassination --
Chile --
An afterword on Chile --
Cyprus --
East Timor --
A "wet job" in Washington? --
Afterword: the profit margin --
Law and justice.

Abstract:

In this incendiary book, Hitchens takes the floor as prosecuting counsel and mounts a devastating indictment of Henry Kissinger, whose ambitions and ruthlessness have directly resulted in both individual murders and widespread, indiscriminate slaughter.Read more...

Reviews

Editorial reviews

Publisher Synopsis

"It is shaming that "Harper's" and the "Guardian" excerpted this book. It is so contemptible that it almost makes a case for judicial book-burning."--Conrad Black, "The Spectator""An eloquent and devastating indictment of Henry Kissinger's involvement in the war in Indochina, genocide in East Timor and many other acts of indiscriminate murder."--"The Village Voice""Hitchens is a brilliant polemicist and a tireless reporter. Both sets of skills are on display throughout this book as he presents damning documentary evidence against Kissinger in case after case."--"San Francisco Chronicle""This is a disturbing glimpse into the dark side of American power, whose consequences in remote corners of the globe are all too often ignored. Its countless victims have found an impassioned and skillful advocate in Christopher Hitchens."--"The Sunday Times" [London]Read more...

"Drawing on first-hand testimony, previously unpublished documentation and broad sweeps through material released under the Freedom of Information Act, Christopher Hitchens mounts a devastating indictment of a man whose ambition and ruthlessness have directly resulted in both individual murders and widespread, indiscriminate slaughter.--Publisher description."@en

"Curtain-raiser: the secret of '68 -- Indochina -- A sample of cases: Kissinger's war crimes in Indochina -- Bangladesh: one genocide, one coup and one assassination -- Chile -- An afterword on Chile -- Cyprus -- East Timor -- A "wet job" in Washington? -- Afterword: the profit margin -- Law and justice."@en